things by t.

looking for ideas

I have these two balls of yarn, one Pirkanmaa Ohut and one Färgkraft remnant in a complimentary colourway. I have been trying to combine these two in some sort of shawl or scarf for ages now, but just never seem to be happy with the result.

So now I'm turning to my friends for some ideas and suggestion!

I think I have about 400 metres of the pink yarn and maybe 100 of the two-colour one.

One idea I had was to knit a shoulderette Laminaria using the Färgkraft yarn for the Star chart beginning and then the rest of the shawl in the pink yarn. Or would that look completely insane?

oops, I did it again

I went to Gotland and bought yarn, even though i had said I wouldn't.

Maybe I need help?

Just so you know, the brown and pink skeins are from Mejeriet and the undyed is Gotlands Spinneri. I don't really have anything else to say to my defense.

Next time I will blog about something I'm actually knitting or crocheting.

evilness

Yarn sales are evil...

 

...but also quite lovely!

Maria was clearing our some old stashes and I couldn't resist! We both ooh'd and aah'd the wonderful woolly woolliness of this Estonian wool/angora yarn. The left one is 2ply and should be enough for a sweater or cardigan with some cables. The right one is 1ply and is destined for lacy goodness.

Just what I needed this strange day of grey skies and snow - in April!

give it away!

In honour of the Christmas spirit, I am also joining in the Giveaway Day festivities!

Please comment here between the 2nd and 6th December and one lucky person will win three pretty balls of Rowan Kid Silk Haze in colour 592, Heavenly. (Each comment will be given a number and then I will use Random.org to draw the winner.)

Tell me what you look forward to this holiday season, whether it be Christmas, Hanukka or another festivity you are celebrating!

 
But in order for it to be more interesting I would like at least 5 people to leave a comment. So come on, all you lurkers out there, now is your chance!

ETA: I forgot to write about what I look forward to about Christmas! Mostly it's being with family, relaxing and eating good food. But for the past few years I've really started to enjoy giving presents, rather than receiving them. I love the whole process of planning, ordering and/or making them and then gift wrapping them, hoping I've found just the right thing for that person.

machinery

 
I got myself an overlock/serger! It's a Janone 644D. Not the most expensive thing on the market, but hopefully it will do the trick. I'm hoping to try it next week, as there isn't really time this weekend.

 
I got some nice extras as well: scissors and thread. A great starting kit!

 
And on a related note, I just have to say that I love this fabric from Henry Alexander called Traffic Jam.

more yarn!

 
Is it possible to buy more yarn, when you already have a lot?

YES!

If you go to Syfestivalen (the fibre fair) at Kistamässan you will find (among others) Karin Öberg's linen yarn and Solkusten's wool, as well as some KnitPicks needles.

So there.

bye then

 
Recently, two local yarns stores have closed. First it was Nysta, who are closing the shop but remaining in business as a wholesaler (for Debbie Bliss in Sweden) and for the occasional café/workshop. The other one is Knitlab, a shop I never really visited that much even though they had some lovely yarn. They were the only ones in Stockholm who had Blue Sky Alpaca and Habu. Their last day is tomorrow, Saturday.

I went there and scored some allhemp3 from Hemp for Knitting. 8 skeins, actually... Looking through Ravelry for inspiration I couldn't find much, but I'm hoping it will work for a Flowerbasket style shawl. Otherwise, I'll have a whole lot of dish cloths on my hands.

presents!

I got the most amazing gift today from an Australian friend.

It's about 300 g of merino/possum wool roving. Amazingly soft and light grey. It's from Ecoyarns in Australia. Um...who would like to help me spin it? I'd love to make something really beautiful with it and I think it will probably be best as a 1ply laceweight. But really, I need an expert's eye (and fingers). Name your price!

sunday fun (with photos)

Here are some photos from yesterday's event. A bunch of us met up for coffee, cake and knitting. There was also an opportunity to swap yarn.

Anna, Maria and Katarina at the kitchen table.

Some of the delicious cakes...

Show and tell of the yarn to be swapped.

And my great finds: 4 balls of Visjö, 2 skeins Debbie Bliss Maya, 3 balls Blue Sky Alpaca and Silk, 3 skeins of Hifa superwash.

göteborg!

I spent a few days in Göteborg and this is my wonderful loot. Believe it or not, but I did visit Strikk without buying anything! Instead, I found these cotton yarns at Broderi o Garn. They were hand dyed by local artist Mia Persson. I also found the Amigurumi book in the museum shop of Göteborg Konsthall.